Social interaction and mental well-being of Bachelorof Physical Education (BPEd) students

This survey-correlational research aimed to identify the level of Social Interaction and Mental Well-being of BPED student of Capiz State University for the Academic Year 2024-2025. Two hundred thirty-two (232) BPED students were chosen as the participants and total population sampling. The instruments used in this study were the researcher made questionnaire; The independent variables of the study were social interaction and the dependent variable was mental well-being. The statistical tools used in the conduct of the study were mean and standard deviation for descriptive analysis and Pearson’s r and ANNOVA for inferential analysis. All inferential data was set to .05 alpha level of significance. This study sought to answer the following question: What is the level of social interaction of bped students. What is the level of mental well-being of bped students. Is there a significant difference in mental well-being among the levels of social interaction of bped students. Is there a significant relationship between social interaction and the mental well-being of bped students. The findings of the study were: The level of social interaction of bped students is very high. The level of mental well-being of bped students is very high. There is a significant difference in mental well-being among the different levels of social interaction of BPED students. There is a significant positive relationship between social interaction and mental well-being of BPED students. The required number of participants were determined using Slovin’s formula, which was designed to calculate an appropriate sample size from a given population. The 40-item Social Interaction Researcher-Made Questionnaire was employed to evaluate the social interaction of bped students and to assess mental well-being a 40-item Mental Well-being Researcher-Made Questionnaire was employed. Each item measures their based on their experiences inside and outside the school premises. Mean, Standard Deviation, ANOVA, and Pearson r was used to determine the level and significant differences of social interaction and mental well-being of BPED students.